Music with Emphasis in Performance B.A.

The Bachelor of Arts with an Emphasis in Performance (Vocal or Instrumental) is designed for students who wish to achieve a high level of proficiency in performance, with a primary focus on the classical tradition. Prospective students for the performance emphasis must be able to read notated music and demonstrate strong technical proficiency in their instrument/voice at the time of audition. Degree candidates receive thorough instruction in music theory and history and take courses in a variety of other disciplines to achieve the breadth of learning that characterizes a liberal arts degree. Candidates demonstrate their achievement in performance at the end of their degree by performing a public recital. For more information about this program, contact Dr. Orit Amy Eylon at eylon@uiwtx.edu.

50-60 credit hours in musicianship

A. 30 credit hours of Music theory and history:

MUSI 1110	Freshman Music Seminar
MUSI 1191	Aural Skills I
MUSI 1192	Aural Skills II
MUSI 2193	Advanced Aural Skills III
MUSI 2194	Advanced Aural Skills IV
MUSI 1321	Music Theory I
MUSI 1322	Music Theory II
MUSI 2323	Music Theory III
MUSI 3324	Music Theory IV
MUSI 1111	Keyboard Skills I
MUSI 1121	Keyboard Skills II
MUSI 2110	Keyboard Skills III
MUSI 2120	Keyboard Skills IV
MUSI 3341	Music History I
MUSI 3342	Music History II

MUSI 3348	Studies in World Music
	or
MUSI 3351	Music of Asian Theater

MUSI 4323	Form and Analysis
MUSI 4341	Research and Writing in Music
MUSI 4344	Conducting

MUSI 1110 must be completed twice

B. 20 credit hours of applied and required upper-level Music:

Note: All entering freshmen seeking the music composition emphasis must register for either MUAP 1176 or MUAP 1154 and must register for a major ensemble.

14 credit hours of principal instrument, either voice or on principle instrument:

Vocal track:

MUAP 1176	Private Instruction: Voice
MUAP 1177
MUAP 2276
MUAP 2277	MUAP 2277
MUAP 3276
MUAP 3277
MUAP 4276
MUAP 4277

Instrumental track:

MUAP 1154	Private Instruction: Instrumental
MUAP 1155	MUAP 1155
MUAP 2254
MUAP 2255
MUAP 3254
MUAP 3255
MUAP 4254
MUAP 4255

6 credit hours of major ensembles:

Cardinal Band, Cardinal Chorale, Orchestra Wind Ensemble, or Jazz Ensemble

Recital Requirement

MUAP 4088

Recital

Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts with an Emphasis in Performance will perform a recital on their principal instrument. See Recital Policies in the UIW Department of Music Student Handbook.